{"id":18874,"date":"2025-12-04T18:14:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T14:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/?p=18874"},"modified":"2025-12-04T18:14:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T14:14:08","slug":"the-osce-ministerial-council-convenes-in-vienna-ahmad-shahidov-comments-from-austria-for-arb24-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/?p=18874","title":{"rendered":"The OSCE Ministerial Council convenes in Vienna \u2013 Ahmad Shahidov comments from Austria for ARB24 Television"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AT\u018fT Nazirl\u0259r \u015euras\u0131 Vyanada toplan\u0131r - \u018fhm\u0259d \u015eahidov Avstriyadan ARB24 Televiziyas\u0131na \u015f\u0259rh edir\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nvYQRogThps?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The OSCE Ministerial Council meeting taking place today in Vienna is held amid one of the most severe political crises the organization has faced in recent years. With the participation of 57 foreign ministers, the discussions focus on the institutional future of the OSCE, the fragmentation of the European security architecture, and efforts to revive the organization, which has effectively become paralyzed.<\/p>\n<p>Human rights defender Ahmad Shahidov, who is currently in Vienna closely following the meeting, told ARB24 Television that this session is far more than an ordinary annual gathering: \u201cThe failure to adopt the budget, restrictions on field missions, and the blockage of the consensus mechanism have turned the OSCE into a structure that can hardly function. Therefore, the core issue in Vienna is restoring dialogue and defining the organization\u2019s future mandate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ahmad Shahidov added that European media describe the meeting as \u201ca test for the OSCE\u2019s future,\u201d noting that the indirect focus remains on the Ukraine\u2013Russia war: \u201cAlthough there is no separate \u2018Ukraine\u2019 item on the official agenda, the main theme of all closed-door discussions is the conflict. The humanitarian situation in Ukraine, border security concerns, and Russia\u2019s new terms are expected to be seriously debated. The OSCE\u2019s current format cannot adequately respond to crises like Ukraine, which raises further questions about the organization\u2019s relevance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He concluded that the Vienna meeting is unlikely to produce major breakthroughs, yet the very continuation of dialogue is considered significant against the backdrop of rising geopolitical tensions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_04.12.2025.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18875\" src=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_04.12.2025-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_04.12.2025-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_04.12.2025-475x267.jpg 475w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_04.12.2025-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_04.12.2025-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_04.12.2025-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_04.12.2025.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_04.12.2025a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18876\" src=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_04.12.2025a-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_04.12.2025a-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_04.12.2025a-475x267.jpg 475w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_04.12.2025a-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_04.12.2025a-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_04.12.2025a-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_04.12.2025a.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_04.12.2025b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18877\" src=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_04.12.2025b-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_04.12.2025b-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_04.12.2025b-475x267.jpg 475w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_04.12.2025b-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_04.12.2025b-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_04.12.2025b-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_04.12.2025b.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_04.12.2025c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18878\" src=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_04.12.2025c-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_04.12.2025c-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_04.12.2025c-475x267.jpg 475w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_04.12.2025c-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_04.12.2025c-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_04.12.2025c-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arb24_04.12.2025c.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The OSCE Ministerial Council meeting taking place today in Vienna is held amid one of the most severe political crises the organization has faced in recent years. 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